Quercus coccinea

Quercus coccinea, Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA

Quercus coccinea, Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Fagaceae
Genus: Quercus
Species: Quercus coccinea

Name

Quercus coccinea Münchh., 1770

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Quercus rubra var. coccinea (Münchh.) Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 357 (1789).
• Heterotypic
  • Quercus acuta Raf., Alsogr. Amer.: 22 (1838), nom. illeg.
  • Quercus coccinea var. cucullata G.Kirchn. in E.A.Petzold & G.Kirchner, Arbor. Muscav.: 650 (1864).
  • Quercus coccinea var. pendula G.Kirchn. in E.A.Petzold & G.Kirchner, Arbor. Muscav.: 650 (1864).
  • Quercus coccinea var. rugelii A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 62 (1864).
  • Quercus coccinea var. undulata G.Kirchn. in E.A.Petzold & G.Kirchner, Arbor. Muscav.: 650 (1864).
  • Quercus palustris Regel ex A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 62 (1864), not validly publ.
  • Quercus coccinea var. tuberculata Sarg., Man. Trees, ed. 2: 248 (1922).

Hybrids

• Quercus × benderi

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Münchhausen, O.v. 1770. Ausführliches Verzeichniß aller Bäume und Stauden, welche in Deutschland in freyer Luft fortkommen. Der Hausvater 5: 79–368. Hannover: Försters und Sohns Erben. BHL Reference page. : 5: 254.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. & Frodin, D. 1998. World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales (Betulaceae, Corylaceae, Fagaceae and Ticodendraceae). VIII + 408 p. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-900347-46-6. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Quercus coccinea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 28. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Quercus coccinea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Quercus coccinea. Published online. Accessed: Jun 28 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Quercus coccinea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Quercus coccinea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Quercus coccinea. Accessed: 28 Jun 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Scarlet Oak
suomi: Purppuratammi
français: Chêne écarlate
magyar: Bíbor tölgy, szabdaltlevelű vöröstölgy

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